The Theatre History Podcast
Episodes
Episode 11: "You Don't Read Latino": Discussing the History of Latinx Casting with Dr. Brian Eugenio Herrera
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The recent success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton has led to some casting controversies as regional theatres mount productions of his previous hit...
Episode 10: Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and the Legacy of Anti-Apartheid Theatre
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Theatre was an integral part of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Performers such as John Kani and Winston Ntshona, as well as playwrigh...
Episode 9: Theatre of Cruelty on Michigan Avenue: Dr. Susanne Shawyer on Street Theatre and 1968
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The images of the chaos at the Democratic National Convention of 1968 have become iconic representations of the turmoil of the 1960s in our nation's c...
Episode 8: Fifty Years and Counting: Talking About Chicano Theatre and Political Activism with Dr. Jorge Huerta
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Jorge Huerta became involved with El Teatro de la Esperanza, Chicano theatre was only beginning to emerge. The famous Teatro Campesino had begun ...